Joe Piskula was born July 5, 1984 in Antigo, Wisconsin. Undrafted, Piskula was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Los Angeles Kings on March 21, 2007.

A defensive defenceman, Piskula spent three years at the University of Wisoncsin-Madison anchoring the club's blue-line prior to signing a three-year entry level contract with the Los Angeles Kings. He would make his NHL debut with the Kings on March 23, 2007 just days after appearing in the WCHA Final Five third-place game.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2002-03

Chicago Steel

USHL

13

0

0

0

18

-13

2002-03

Des Moines Buccaneers

USHL

32

2

6

8

18

-10

4

0

1

1

4

2003-04

Des Moines Buccaneers

USHL

58

2

4

6

68

-8

3

0

1

1

0

2004-05

University of Wisconsin

WCHA

40

0

6

6

24

2005-06

University of Wisconsin

WCHA

34

2

9

11

22

2006-07

University of Wisconsin

WCHA

38

1

4

5

34

2006-07

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

5

0

0

0

6

-3

2007-08

Manchester Monarchs

AHL

55

0

7

7

57

+5

4

0

0

0

4

2008-09

Manchester Monarchs

AHL

67

0

12

12

40

+11

2009-10

Manchester Monarchs

AHL

72

2

10

12

51

+10

16

2

2

4

12

2010-11

Abbotsford Heat

AHL

71

1

11

12

73

+1

2011-12

Calgary Flames

NHL

5

0

0

0

2

-5

2011-12

Abbotsford Heat

AHL

59

3

15

18

48

+10

6

0

1

1

0

2012-13

Abbotsford Heat

AHL

46

2

8

10

51

+5

2012-13

Milwaukee Admirals

AHL

23

1

3

4

15

-4

4

0

0

0

0

2013-14

Nashville Predators

NHL

2

0

0

0

0

+1

2013-14

Milwaukee Admirals

AHL

73

3

20

23

56

+20

3

0

1

1

4

2014-15

Nashville Predators

NHL

1

0

0

0

2

-1

2014-15

Milwaukee Admirals

AHL

67

1

16

17

30

+20

2015-16

San Diego Gulls

AHL

43

0

5

5

30

+1

5

0

0

0

4

NHL Totals

13

0

0

0

10

Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, March 21, 2007. Signed as a free agent by Abbotsford (AHL), October 6, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Calgary, July 1, 2011. Traded to Nashville by Calgary for Brian McGrattan, February 28, 2013. Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, July 1, 2015.